Chapter 12 The wind and rain are as scheduled
When I returned to the room without a full dinner, everyone was resentful, and everyone was crying. The palace maids' diet is not sufficient, and it is good to be half-full on weekdays, but now their stomachs are growling.
Ansu was also a little hungry, and she was about to fall asleep quickly, using sleep to resist the feeling of hunger. But his thoughts flowed, and he suddenly remembered the woods near the Huanning Palace. The forest was next to the white grass, and the trees in it were so luxuriant that they seemed to be full of fruit. If you beat those fruits down and make soup, you may be able to cushion your stomach.
"Chu Ruo, I have a way to make everyone eat, you call a few people to help with me."
As soon as these words came out, everyone who was originally sad suddenly became energetic. Since they could get food, it was needless to say much about helping, and soon several people volunteered to stand up. Ansu instructed them to take the basket and quietly go into the forest.
A few people left in the bedroom originally wanted to go, probably because they were worried that they would eat alone, but Ansu said that they had to leave a few people to deal with the emergency, so they didn't follow. However, this is the first time that the family members of the palace maid are united, but I didn't expect it to be in this situation.
The time card was just right, the sky was just a little darker, dinner had just ended, and the eunuchs who were patrolling at night had not yet started their errands. An Su took them skillfully turning left and right, and soon picked a large basket full of fruits, and quickly rushed back to the palace maid's house.
In the past, when she was in Qinghe County, Ansu loved to try all kinds of new dishes, and her two younger brothers were always pulled by her to taste. Her skills are very good, they often eat a few large bowls, and the food of the day will be saved, but occasionally there are times when they miss, the most serious time, the two of them only drank a small sip, and then covered their throats and vomited.
An Su borrowed the small kitchen in the palace maid's house, and called a few people to help beside him, and finally made a large bucket of soup from those fruits.
"How's it taste?" An Su looked at Bo Churuo and tasted it, and asked tentatively.
Chu Ruo drank more than half of a bowl of soup before he smashed his mouth and said, "Sister Shangguan, your skills are really amazing, just like the imperial chef in the palace." ”
Hearing her say this, others dared to taste the unsightly fruit soup in their hands. Sure enough, as Bo Churuo said, although this soup is not very good-looking, it tastes unique. A few more people recognized, and the palace maids who were watching next to them also came forward to serve the soup and drink it, and all they said were words of admiration.
"You've turned the world upside down today, you just finished a fight, what are you arguing about now!" Xu is everyone got food, and as soon as they got excited, their voices became louder, which attracted Mama Qin to hear the voice.
I was just reprimanded more than an hour ago, and at this time, everyone was even more trembling when they saw Mama Qin, and unconsciously pushed An Su to the front.
"Mama, everyone's dinner is spilled, let's make some soup to fill our stomachs." An Su thought that the rules of the palace maid's house did not prohibit cooking soup by herself, so she boldly put a bowl of soup and held it to Mama Qin, "Mama, this soup tastes good, can you taste it too?" ”
Seeing that Mama Qin was still with a straight face, An Su quietly gave Chu Ruo a look. She immediately understood, and said to the side: "Yes, grandma, this soup is delicious, you can try it too!" ”
Mama Qin glanced at them twice, and finally picked up the bowl and took a sip, and An Su was also slightly relieved.
"Yes, it's not bad." Mama Qin's expression softened a little, but she immediately felt that something was wrong, and her face straightened up, "But where did you get the ingredients?" Didn't you steal it in the kitchen? ”
"Don't worry, Mama, we didn't use the things in the kitchen, the fruit of this soup was beaten from the grove next to the Huanning Palace."
"Huanning Palace? Grove? The more Mama Qin thought about it, the more wrong it became, "Is the fruit you beat down a green pear-shaped fruit?" ”
An Su nodded, looking at Mama Qin's expression, there seemed to be something wrong with this fruit.
"It's over, it's over, you're in trouble!" Mama Qin put the soup bowl in her hand on the table, "This is Xu Meiren's love tree, the emperor specially transplanted it from her hometown Beili County, what should I do?" ”
"What?! Xu Meiren's love tree? Oh, my God! What can I do? All the people who were still drinking the soup in high spirits pulled down their faces, and let them stay in the palace for a short time, they also knew that this sin was much more serious than going out in the middle of the night. If the master is in a bad mood, it is possible to lose his head.
"This has nothing to do with us, Shangguan Ansu did it, and she asked us to go out to pick fruits." Jiang Qingran shrank behind the people and shouted, and suddenly everyone was angry with the enemy.
"That's right! It's all Shangguan Ansu's fault, no matter what happens to us, we were just deceived by her. ”
"I have long seen that Shangguan Ansu is restless, and he actually hit the idea on Xu Meiren's love tree, she should be tied up and handed over to Xu Meiren to deal with."
"......" Everyone gossiped, and all they told were Ansu's sins.
Still Chu Ruo couldn't listen to it anymore, and stood up and refuted them: "Why are you like this!" The fruit was made by everyone, and the soup was made by everyone together, so weren't you having a lot of fun drinking it just now! ”
"We were calculated by Shangguan Ansu, she just wanted to pull us to be her back!"
"That's it!" Mama Qin slapped the table hard, "Ansu, what do you say?" ”
"It was indeed because of the slave and the maid, and the slave and the maid were willing to bear it with all their might. Just dare to ask Mama, when will Xu Meiren find out that the fruit on the tree is missing? An Su was also a little flustered in his heart, but after thinking about it, if this matter was used well, it might also be an opportunity.
Mama Qin was suspicious, I don't know why she suddenly asked such a question, but An Su has always been shrewd, and may have a countermeasure. She told the truth: "If it is as usual, there will be people from Huanning Hall to check it at noon tomorrow." ”
An Su nodded: "Mama, can you take a step to speak?" ”
The fruit had already been made into soup, and there was no room for worrying about it, so Ansu asked everyone to drink the rest. But the matter has come to this point, everyone has no heart and no courage, and just wants to hurry back to the room to stay away from Ansu. Only Bo Churuo stayed where he was stupid and drank two large bowls of the fruit soup, and then waited quietly for An Su and Mama Qin to finish talking.
He said that he was talking by a step, but in fact he just walked to the yard behind the small kitchen, where some miscellaneous items were piled up, and usually no one would come.
"Ansu, you really got into a big disaster this time, and I can't protect you, Mama!" Mama Qin is very worried, a smart and beautiful family like An Su who can speak well is rare to meet one in several sessions.
"Mama Xie is worried, the slave maid has a way to try, but she needs Mama's help."
"Tell me about it." Mama Qin will be skeptical.
"Mama has been in the palace for so many years, and she must have a clear grasp of the temperament of the masters of each palace, and I hope Mama can tell you a thing or two about Xu Meiren's likes and dislikes."
"Are you trying to do what you like?" Mama Qin has been in the palace for many years, and she has already become a human spirit, and An Su can guess some of them when she asks like this.
"It's not what he likes, Xu Meiren is deeply favored by the emperor and wants everything. The slave maid just understood a little, and she had a good number in her heart, so as not to touch Xu Meiren's moldy head again and be punished more heavily. ”
"Xu Meiren is a native of Beili County, her name is 'Qiu Yi', she has an elegant and demure temperament, and she treats the palace people very gently, and many people want to go to her palace on an errand! Xu Meiren has only been in the palace for a few months, and the emperor is very favored, and even gave her Huanning Hall to live alone. Mama Qin thought for a moment and continued, "I heard that Xu Meiren is quite picky about eating, and there are many imperial kitchens in the small kitchen of Huanning Palace, but they have not satisfied her. ”
"Anything else?" Ansu continued to ask.
Mama Qin shook her head: "Xu Meiren has not been in the palace for a long time, and this is all I know." ”
Ansu remembered the sachet containing the mandala flowers, and she didn't know if it could come in handy before she could check the small particles.
"Mama, does Xu Meiren have any symptoms lately?"
"Why do you suddenly ask that? Xu Meiren is in good health, and the imperial doctor has never passed it on, so how can there be any symptoms? ”
An Su smiled: "It's okay, just ask casually, and the slave and maid will retire first." Thank you for telling the slave today. ”
"Alas...... I don't know if this kid can get out of the way. Mama Qin looked at the back of Ansu leaving and sighed deeply.
When An Su returned to the small kitchen, Bo Churuo had already packed up all the soup bowls and bowls, and was sitting next to him dozing off. Ansu looked at her sleepy appearance, and couldn't help but flick her head.
"Sister Shangguan, you're back." Chu Ruo woke up and hurriedly grabbed her hand, "Sister, are you okay?" Did Mama Qin punish you? ”
"Okay, I'm fine, let's go back to the room first."
Everyone was originally gathered together to discuss something, but when they saw Ansu push the door in, they were silent. They stared at An Su defensively, probably because they had betrayed her, fearing that she would retaliate. Ansu didn't think much of what they looked like, she had more important things to do.
"Do any of you know a little bit about medicine?"
"No, no, we don't know." They now look at An Su like a demon, where will they talk to her well.
"Shangguan Ansu, if you harm all of us like this, even if we have someone who understands medical skills, we won't help you." Jiang Qingran had now changed out of the clothes dyed with soup, and after resting for a while, he had the spirit to fight against An Su again.
An Su glanced at her indifferently: "Since I have already taken this matter, I will not mention you to Xu Meiren." No matter how severely I am punished, I will keep you safe. But if you don't want to appreciate it, I can also tell you about picking fruit and making soup together, and no one will be able to escape at that time. ”
Everyone looked at each other a few times, and the fear and hesitation in their eyes were clearly visible. Ansu continued: "Let me ask again, is there anyone in this room who knows how to heal?" ”
Everyone still looked at each other, An Su sighed, it seems that it is really unfortunate that there are no medical skills in their family this year. She looked at herself, and was about to take a break when a cold voice came from the corner.
"I know how to heal."
It was an extremely inconspicuous palace maid with a mediocre appearance, and she was also the son of their family who entered the palace in the same class. But she rarely talked to everyone, and always stayed alone in silence, and after a long time, everyone forgot that there was such a person, and they couldn't even remember her name.
"Really? Do you really know how to heal? Ansu was a little surprised, but this person had been unknown before, so she didn't dare to believe it easily.
"Hmm."
"Great, what do you call this sister?" Ansu walked past the crowd and sat down in front of her, her voice as gentle as she could.
"Su Zili."
"Can you please Zili help me see, what are these things?" Ansu unfolded her handkerchief and handed her the medicines.
Everyone didn't want to see An Su now, but when they saw her talking to this inconspicuous little palace maid, they were even more unaware and gathered in another place. Only Bo Churuo still followed her and listened to them quietly.
The expression on Su Zili's face has always been cold, she almost never smiles, and because of this, few people are willing to approach her. At this time, Ansu sat beside her, which made her a little uncomfortable. She took the handkerchief from An Su's hand, and just wanted to quickly answer her question and let her go away as soon as possible.
Su Zili twisted the mandala flower and those small particles separately, put them under his nose and sniffed them, and bit another one with his teeth. Then he wrapped the things and handed them back to Ansu, his expression still not changing in the slightest.
"Mandala flowers and hemp seeds."
"What special effect do these two things have when they are mixed together?"
"It makes people sleepy, and over time it damages the mind."
"I see, thank you Zili." Ansu stood up, remembering that she didn't seem to drink the soup just now, so she took out a fruit from her arms, "This is for you, just eat it like this, it tastes good." ”
Su Zili was stunned for a long time, her eyes stared at the fruit in An Su's hand with empty eyes, and she seemed to be caught in a memory. Ansu was not in a hurry, and quietly waited for her to retract her thoughts before handing the fruit to her.
"I'm not hungry." Su Zili still said coldly, and he didn't reach out to pick up the fruit, so he directly pulled the quilt and covered himself.
An Su smiled and shrugged his shoulders, and handed the fruit to Bo Churuo next to him. She couldn't eat enough, so when she got the fruit, she took a big bite.
"Sister Shangguan, although I had a lot of fun eating today, but just now Mama Qin said that Xu Meiren will find that the fruit is missing tomorrow, what should we do?"
An Su touched her hair: "You don't have to do anything, stay here, I have my own way." ”
"What's the solution?" Chu Ruo asked.
"I'll tell you tomorrow." Ansu raised an eyebrow at her.
In fact, Ansu hasn't come up with any good ideas yet, and she is also very worried in her heart. Although she asked Mama Qin, she didn't have a thorough understanding of Xu Meiren, and she didn't know what method to use to make her angry, so she could only take one step at a time for the time being.